Mozingo
City preps new Mozingo online reservation system
MARYVILLE, Mo. — City Council members approved on Monday a plan that city staffers say will make online reservations for activities at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park easier and save the city money. During Monday’s meeting, the council OK’d an ordinance to contract with Campspot, a leading campground reservation system company, to take over Mozingo Lake…
Read MoreCity OKs water rate study, first step toward pricing treatment plant
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday approved a proposal to perform a comprehensive water and sewer rate study, the first step toward determining how much rates may need to increase if the council opts to go with a plan to build a new water treatment facility. The council accepted a bid from…
Read MoreCity revokes agreement with ghosting contractor Blue Nile
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In a special meeting Wednesday, the Maryville City Council voted to terminate an agreement with Blue Nile Contractors after the company stopped working on a sanitary sewer improvement project worth more than a half-million dollars. Last year, the council approved a contract with Blue Nile, of Birmingham, Missouri, for construction of the…
Read MoreMozingo codes overhauled for first time since 1996
MARYVILLE, Mo. — At Monday’s Maryville City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland presented a comprehensive overhaul and reform of the city ordinances governing Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Heiland said that the chapter had not been significantly overhauled since it was first approved in 1996. He worked with Mozingo Recreation Coordinator Brandon Cartwright on…
Read MoreSouth Main project bids over budget
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The initial bids for the South Main Corridor Improvement Project came in over budget, leaving city officials to mull over how to address an approximately $3 million gap. At the Maryville City Council meeting on Monday, City Manager Greg McDanel said that the low bid for the massive infrastructure overhaul came in…
Read MoreTourism, Downtown Maryville to consider shared leadership
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville Tourism Committee will consider a partnership with Downtown Maryville in which the two organizations would share a full-time director, potentially bringing local businesses and the tourism committee even closer together. Currently, the tourism committee, which was created after the passage of the city’s transient guest tax in 2016 that added…
Read MoreNodaway County Extension presents awards
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Extension Council staff recognized outstanding leaders during Monday night’s meeting held at the Mozingo Event Center. Not only did staff recognize three families with farms designated as Missouri Century Farms, but also two women who have supported the program in multiple ways over the years by naming them as…
Read MoreCommunity invited to discuss U.S. Highway 136 bridge projects
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Plans are underway to replace two Nodaway County bridges and the Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to host meetings to gather community feedback. According to a news release, MoDOT plans to replace Mozingo Creek and Long Branch bridges on U.S Highway 136 east of Maryville. The projects are currently scheduled to…
Read MoreCouncil looks at comprehensive water plan
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Representatives from HDR Engineering laid out their initial recommendations to overhaul the city’s drinking water systems Monday evening, leaving City Council members to begin the process of deciding whether, to pursue a new water treatment facility. Commissioned this summer to analyze the water system from source to tap in the wake of…
Read MoreTop 10 Nodaway County stories of 2020
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It’s not hard to guess what tops this year’s Forum Top 10 list, but it is, in many ways, staggering to see just how many monumental stories happened in Maryville’s corner of northwest Missouri since Jan. 1. What follows is a list of the top 10 most important stories of 2020 that…
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